Thunder Tribe

As the temperature rises, there are more and more mosquitoes. No matter which tribe the orcs are from, they all have extremely itchy red spots on their bodies.

Xiang Guo scratched the mosquito bites on his face and walked into the priest's cave. He sat down weakly on the ground and said, "The people from the Sand Dune Tribe sent people over there, and the high priest gave them salt."

Guo Ye frowned and pursed his lips without saying anything. After a long while, he sighed and said as if he had compromised, "I will send the selected people to Beast City later."

"Cub! Cub!" The female orc chased all the way and was held back by the orc warrior. She rushed forward desperately, but couldn't resist the four or five orcs who stopped her.

The female orc looked at the team in despair. Why was her child sent to the Beast City not long after being born? Everyone knew that no one sent to the Beast City would come out alive!

The team walked further and further away. The female orc struggled and shouted, "Why are you holding me? Why are you holding me? Isn't your child inside?"

"The tribe has no salt... Just be patient and do it for the sake of the tribe..." An orc couldn't bear it anymore and advised softly.

The female orc cried and shouted, "I want my child!"

"Stop yelling! Are you going to let everyone in the tribe die from lack of salt just because of a newborn cub like you?"

"If you want a child, go ask the high priest for it. What's the point of shouting in the tribe?"

The female orc's eyes were filled with tears. She listened to her tribesmen's words and looked up one by one. However, her vision was blurred by the tears and she could not see anyone's face clearly.

One of her two children had safely survived more than a dozen springs, but was sent to the Beast City the autumn before last and never came back. Now, a cub that was born just one spring was being sent to the Beast City again.

She didn't keep a child...

Guo Ye led ten people to the Beast City. As soon as they entered, they were led away by the people in the Beast City. Guo Ye subconsciously called out to the orcs in the Beast City and asked, "Is the high priest really teaching them anything? Why can't we see the people who were sent here before?"

The orc snorted in an unfriendly tone, as if he was angry about Guo Ye's words, "The Beast City built such a big stone house for your tribes to send people to study, and the high priest also went to teach them in person every day. Those people are not smart and can't learn, so of course they can't come out!"

Guo Ye wanted to ask a few more questions, but the other party just shook his hand and didn't give Guo Ye a chance to speak again.

The bamboo baskets were full of fine salt. Guo Ye should have been happy that his tribe would not die from lack of salt, but he could not smile. The orcs who followed him carried the baskets of salt on their backs and walked towards the tribe.

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"Priest, the area of ​​the tribe affiliated with the Beast City is ahead. How should we get there?" Hu Shan pointed to the area below and said to Shen Nong.

Shen Nong glanced at him and said, "Go to the Lei tribe at the edge."

Hu Shan was slightly stunned. He was a little surprised that the priest had never been to Beast City, and he had not told him the distribution areas of the affiliated tribes. Why could the priest know that the Thunder Tribe was the most marginal among the affiliated tribes of Beast City?

He thought about it for a moment, without thinking too much, and patted the left side of the Feather Tribe orc, "Fly this way."

Soon, a tribe covered by dense forests appeared in front of them. Shen Nong asked the orcs of the Yu tribe to land and not fly over the tribe to avoid unnecessary disputes.

There was no movement from the Beast City for the time being. It seemed that the two people who escaped from the seaside tribe had not returned to the Beast City. While the two people were not back, Shen Nong had to seize the time to gradually disintegrate the power of the Beast City.

As soon as Shen Nong and his group landed to rest, they saw a group of orcs coming from the front. The orcs with lightning totems on their foreheads stared at Shen Nong and his group nervously and asked, "Who are you?"

"We are a tribe from the east, specializing in trading with various tribes." Shen Nong had a smile on his face and said in a clear voice, "We have a lot of trading items. Do you want to come and see?"

Perhaps because of Shen Nong's gentle attitude and his lack of aggression, the orcs of the Thunder Tribe were not as alert as they were at the beginning, but they did not listen to Shen Nong and went forward to see, "The Thunder Tribe does not need a deal, you guys leave quickly."

"Okay." Shen Nong felt a little regretful. He touched his stomach and asked in a negotiating tone, "Can we eat our fill before we leave? We are so hungry and have no strength left. If you are worried, just watch over us."

Shen Nong promised sincerely: "I will definitely leave after eating."

These orcs always speak in a loud voice. When have you ever heard someone speak as gently as the spring breeze? Isn't it just time to eat some meat? Just eat it.

"Hurry up." The leading orc of the Thunder Tribe found a place to sit down with the orc warriors who followed him, and watched closely.

Shen Nong's smile widened. He turned to the orcs and said, "Did you hear that? Hurry up."

The Mu tribe team didn't always eat pickled meat along the way, sometimes they would hunt fresh meat. There was still a lot of beef from the last meal, and Shen Nong asked the orcs to chop it up and make meat patties.

Baoqiu and Langyu went into the woods and soon brought back a few fat sheep and pheasants.

The orcs of the Thunder Tribe who were standing by and watching them shook their heads when they saw the lambs and pheasants. Alas, the prey they got back from hunting was so small, it was not enough to fill their stomachs. And they kept hitting the meat with strange stones, so the meat was rotten, how could they roast it? Cook it.

On second thought, that was not right. These orcs probably didn't have pottery jars and didn't know how to cook meat. Except for the tribes affiliated with their city, other tribes rarely roasted meat before eating, and these orcs didn't have a source of fire.

They turned the meat into a paste. Maybe it was because their teeth were bad and they couldn't chew the meat.

The orcs from the Thunder Tribe were just thinking about it when they saw an orc holding a large clay pot in his hand.

Where did they get the pottery jars?

After looking around, they found that these orcs also had backpacks. And they were bigger than any backpacks they had ever seen!

"Captain! Where did they get the fire?" The orcs from the Thunder Tribe were so shocked that they almost cried out when they saw the flames suddenly rising not far away.

Shen Nong ignored the surprise and confusion of the orcs of the Thunder Tribe. He took a small bamboo tube filled with pepper powder and sprinkled it into the minced beef. After seasoning, he began to shape it into meat patties. Lu Shuang took out the iron pot, placed it on the simple stove, and poured oil into the pot.

"Sizzle--" The meat patties are put into the oil pan, and the high temperature brings out the aroma of the meat, which mixed with the aroma of the seasonings, making people unable to help but swallow their saliva.

Fill the pot with water and throw the hot stones directly into it, and soon you will get a large pot of hot water. After the chickens and sheep were bled, Lang Yu skillfully began to scald the skin and pluck the hair. He did this a lot when he was in the caravan, so he was very experienced and handled the hair very cleanly.

After removing the internal organs of the chicken, spread the seasoning evenly and marinate it. After the sheep is processed, spread a layer of seasoning on it, then put it on the rack and roast it on the fire. While roasting, turn it over and apply some honey and cumin.

The marinated chicken is wrapped in leaves, sealed with mud, placed in a dug pit, covered with soil and simmered over a fire.

The Wood Tribe took a long time to prepare the meat, and the orcs from the Thunder Tribe didn't even remember the first four words they said, "Hurry up."

They didn't expect that someone could make the meat smell so good. They couldn't move their feet when they smelled it. They wanted to get closer and put their noses on the meat to smell it.

A slightly younger orc from the Thunder Tribe swallowed his saliva and said, "What are you sprinkling on the meat?"

"Seasonings." Shen Nong pointed to the bamboo tube beside him and introduced them from left to right, "Chili powder, cumin powder, pepper powder, salt."

The orc scratched his head. He had never heard of anything other than salt. "What are those powders? Will they taste good when added to meat?"

Shen Nong saw that the orc was so greedy for the meat that he kept chewing his fingers. He had intended to attract the attention of the orcs from the Thunder Tribe. The meat pie was ready, so he picked up a piece of meat pie with chopsticks, drained some oil, and wrapped it with three or four layers of leaves. He asked, "Want to try it?"

The orc subconsciously wanted to stand up, but finally restrained himself and looked at their leader.

The leader of the Thunder Tribe swallowed his saliva and nodded without saying anything. It was so fragrant that he wanted to taste it when it was brought.

On the way back with the meat pie, the young orc was almost unable to walk because of the tangy smell of meat. If the gaze of the tribesmen in front of him had not been too strong, he would have wanted to put it in his mouth immediately to taste what it tasted like.

As soon as they arrived at the place, the meat pie in the young orc's hand fell into the hands of the leader of the Thunder Tribe. He took a bite without hesitation and almost swallowed it whole.

The leader chewed the meat pie in his mouth. He couldn't describe the taste, but he knew it was the best meat he had ever eaten. He was so savored after taking a bite that he wanted to eat more. The young orc rushed over and grabbed his sturdy arm, "Captain, leave me a bite!"

Finally, the remaining half fell into the hands of the young orc. He was afraid that other orcs would come to snatch it from him, so he stuffed it all into his mouth.

This taste!! Delicious!!

too delicious!!

When the orcs of the Wood Tribe began to eat, the sun had already set. The sky turned orange-red, and it was filled with clouds, which was incredibly beautiful.

They had a rich meal, including meat patties, roast lamb, stewed chicken, and kelp meatball soup.

The orcs from the Thunder Tribe sat aside and smelled the scent, occasionally sucking away the saliva that was about to flow out.

"Leopard Mountain!"

A shout came from behind the woods. The leader of the Thunder Tribe who was guarding Shen Nong came to his senses and responded, "Here!"

"What are you doing sitting here? You haven't gone back for so long, the priest thought something happened to you. What's that smell?" After a rustling sound, a dozen orcs appeared in the woods. The orc who was speaking took a few steps forward and saw the orcs from the Wood Tribe eating meat in front of him.

Baoshan replied: "Chief, they came from other places to trade with the tribe. I said the tribe does not need to trade, so let them eat their fill and leave quickly."

After that, Baoshan whispered again, "They have something that makes meat taste really good. Why don't we talk to the priest and trade some with them?"

Xiong Lei rejected it without a second thought, "There's no salt in the tribe, why would we trade those weird things?"

Shen Nong couldn't hear Bao Shan's words clearly, so he sat next to him and whispered to him what Bao Shan was saying.

Shen Nong ate a meatball slowly. He had originally wanted to arouse the orcs' desire to trade, so that they would not be too defensive towards them, and then naturally say that they had salt to trade, so that the orcs would lead him to see the priest of the Lei tribe to discuss the trade.

It seemed that he didn't need to lead them now. Shen Nong waved his hand and saw the orcs of the Thunder Tribe looking over. He said, "There is salt in the items we are trading. Do you want it?"

"How do you know that our tribe is short of salt?" Baoshan asked blankly.

Shen Nong pointed his index finger at Xiong Lei standing beside him, "Didn't your clan leader just say that?"

"Can you hear us talking?" Xiong Lei was shocked. How could the other party hear their conversation at such a low distance? But there was no beast blood on this person. Could it be that it was too strong for him to sense?

Shen Nong smiled, but didn't say anything. He pointed his thumb at the basket behind him and said, "There's salt in there. Do you want to trade?"

Xiong Lei was a little hesitant. After other tribes sent enough priest candidates to Beast City, they all got salt. But after the orcs from Beast City took away all the priest candidates of the Lei tribe, they didn't see a single grain of salt.

He did not doubt that this foreign tribe was deceiving them, but he was worried that if the Thunder Tribe really traded with them, Beast City would do something to the Thunder Tribe.

As for the orcs from the foreign tribes who traded salt to them, the Beast City would definitely send people to kill them.

Xiong Lei finally gave up and reminded them, "We are a subordinate tribe of Beast City. If we don't want to be targeted by Beast City, leave quickly."

Shen Nong learned through the nano camera that when the high priest of Beast City asked each tribe to hand over someone, the priest of the Thunder Tribe was the only one among the surrounding tribes who dared to go against the high priest of Beast City. This person was a good breakthrough point for the Wood Tribe.

He wanted to meet with the priest, so he had to convince the orc in front of him.

"It's fine as long as the Beast City doesn't know about it." Shen Nong replied calmly.

Xiong Lei didn't seem to hear clearly, "What did you say?"

"As long as Beast City doesn't know about it, it's fine for you to have a deal with us, right?" Shen Nong walked to the backpacks and lifted the animal skin covering one of them. "This place is quite far from Beast City. As long as no one in the tribe tells others, how will Beast City know what you did in private?"

This method is very tempting, but Xiong Lei is not just strong but also brainless. He said: "If you don't eat salt for a long time, you will die. If we want the beast city not to be discovered, do we have to kill a few tribesmen every once in a while?"

Shen Nong smiled and said, "Just say that the pickled meat that was stored previously has not been eaten, isn't that enough?"

Xiong Lei was a little surprised and couldn't help asking, "Which tribe are you from? Do you also use salt to preserve meat?"

"Mu Tribe." Shen Nong answered simply. The other party wouldn't understand anyway.

Pickled meat can be preserved for a long time, and it can be kept even longer in a pit dug underground. Xiong Lei agreed with Shen Nong's idea, but he could not make the final decision. "Come with me back to the Lei tribe and meet the priest of our tribe."

The people from the Wood Tribe packed up their things and followed the orcs from the Thunder Tribe.

The priest of the Thunder Tribe, Lei Qiu, was a tall young man. Among the priests who were smaller than the orcs, Lei Qiu stood out. When he stood next to Xiong Lei, he was even taller than Xiong Lei.

Xiong Lei roughly told Lei Qiu what happened in the woods. He was straightforward and without hesitation. After listening, he nodded proudly and agreed to make a deal with the Mu tribe.

"I see you have something else, bring it in and let me see it,"

In the following time, from Shen Nong's perspective, Lei Qiu was completely immersed in the joy of "shopping".

They picked a lot of animal skins, painted pottery, and various seasonings, and finally held two glasses and couldn't let go. In the end, Xiong Lei reminded them, "They are an outside tribe, and they don't use the crystals we trade with Beast City... So priest, you should put all the selected ones back, otherwise the tribe will not have enough meat and animal skins to trade for salt."

【Host! Host! 】

The system suddenly screamed, causing Shen Nong to have a headache. He frowned and endured the discomfort, and asked, "What the hell is that?"

[We need to collect their crystals! ]

"Why are you still collecting crystals without energy?" Shen Nong asked curiously.

The system chuckled, "You don't understand this, do you? As long as these energy-free crystals are placed in the Spirit Realm for a few days and accumulate some spiritual energy, they can become spiritual stones used in transactions on the cultivation plane."

Shen Nong understood and asked directly, "How many infrastructure points?"

After deciding the price with the system, Shen Nong said to the worried Lei Qiu, "We will buy the crystals."

Shen Nong had calculated everything, but he had not expected that the Lei Tribe had so many crystals. Two-thirds of the goods they brought were bought by the Lei Tribe. If it wasn't the wrong timing, Shen Nong really wanted to ask Lei Qiu why the guy from the Beast City gave their tribe so many crystals.

After the transaction, it was already late. Shen Nong was about to take the orcs of the Wood Tribe to find a place to rest in the woods, but Lei Qiu stopped them and insisted that they stay in the Thunder Tribe.

The reason was very simple. He heard Baoshan say that Shen Nong and the others could cook delicious meat. He became greedy after listening to it and wanted them to cook it for him.

The nano camera's current image shows the entire Lei tribe. Shen Nong did not find any ambush set by the Lei tribe in secret. It seemed that the priest of the Lei tribe was really greedy.

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Shen Nong had seen quite a few orcs in the Beast World, and had also seen more than 40 priests from various tribes. Although everyone had different personalities, none of them was like the priests of the Thunder Tribe. In the words of later generations, they were very familiar with others.

When the other party put his arm on Shen Nong's shoulder for the third time, Ze sat between the two of them with a dark face.

Shen Nong brushed honey on the roasted sheep and asked casually, "I heard that you are a subordinate tribe of Beast City? Is Beast City particularly good?"

Lei Qiu held the roasted lamb leg in one hand and put the other hand on Ze's shoulder. He looked at the fire in front of him and felt very melancholy. "Hey, what's good about it? Beast City is no longer the same as before."

After saying that, he took a big bite of the roasted lamb leg, and his mouth was full of oil.

"What do you mean? No matter how different it is, it's still a Beast City, right?" Shen Nong pretended not to understand and asked seriously.

“You are from an outside tribe, you don’t know about Beast City.” Lei Qiu smacked his lips, intoxicated by the smell of meat, took another big bite of meat, and spoke unclearly, “When the four major tribes were here, Beast City was not like it is now.”

Lei Qiu swallowed the meat, withdrew his hand from Ze's shoulder, picked up the branches on the ground, and fiddled with the fire in front of him.

The fire crackled, but he said nonchalantly, "It's been a long time since then, so it doesn't matter if I tell you about it."

"Before the Beast City was transformed, there were four major guardian tribes. The largest tribe was the Wood Tribe, the second largest tribe was the Water Tribe, the third largest tribe was the Fire Tribe, and the fourth largest tribe was the Earth Tribe." Lei Qiu smiled after he finished speaking, "I heard that you are also from the Wood Tribe? It turns out that you have the same name as the tribe that was wiped out."

Shen Nong chuckled and nodded in agreement. He remembered that the old man from the Mu tribe had said that their tribe had migrated from the Beast City at first.